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NHS faces increased 999 calls, GP and hospital disruptions following Microsoft global outage

NHS faces increased 999 calls, GP and hospital disruptions following Microsoft global outage

Calls to emergency services in the UK have skyrocketed after a CrowdStrike update caused outages across the globe.

Daniel Croft Sat, 20 Jul 2024
Chaos as network failures force retailers to shut their doors

Chaos as network failures force retailers to shut their doors

Retailers across Australia have been forced to shut their doors and only accept cash payments as network failures ...

Liam Garman Fri, 19 Jul 2024
BREAKING: Websites across Australia go dark after apparent CrowdStrike update causes Windows crashes

BREAKING: Websites across Australia go dark after apparent CrowdStrike update causes Windows crashes

Devices at the ABC, Foxtel, the Commonwealth Bank and many more have been impacted by blue screens of death on Windows ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jul 2024
Exclusive: South Australian council confirms LockBit ransomware attack

Exclusive: South Australian council confirms LockBit ransomware attack

The LockBit ransomware gang is threatening to publish more than 40,000 files stolen from the Wattle Range Council.

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jul 2024
5 alleged scammers arrested following National Day of Action targeting SIM box fraud

5 alleged scammers arrested following National Day of Action targeting SIM box fraud

The Australian Federal Police has coordinated a raft of state police forces in a nationwide operation against ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jul 2024
Liverpool FC halts ticket sales following cyber attack

Liverpool FC halts ticket sales following cyber attack

Liverpool football club has halted the sale of its member Premier League tickets after it suffered a cyber attack.

Daniel Croft Fri, 19 Jul 2024
BREAKING: MediSecure confirms 12.9m Australians impacted by May data breach

BREAKING: MediSecure confirms 12.9m Australians impacted by May data breach

The administrators of the insolvent e-prescription company have released details of the May hack and the scope of impact ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jul 2024
AT T reveals arrest made following April cyber attack

AT T reveals arrest made following April cyber attack

An arrest has been made relating to the April cyber attack on US multinational telco AT T.

Daniel Croft Thu, 18 Jul 2024
North Korean threat actor Kimsuky continues to evolve despite sanctions

North Korean threat actor Kimsuky continues to evolve despite sanctions

New research from Rapid7 paints a picture of a fast-moving, versatile, and highly skilled hacking group.

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jul 2024
Human rights organisation calls on tech companies to meet their human rights responsibilities

Human rights organisation calls on tech companies to meet their human rights responsibilities

New research has revealed the scope of “digital oppression” of LGBTI communities in the Middle East enabled by dating ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jul 2024
FortiGuard Labs warns of active exploitation of SolarWinds Serv-U vulnerability

FortiGuard Labs warns of active exploitation of SolarWinds Serv-U vulnerability

Threat actors are actively taking advantage of a directory traversal vulnerability, CVE-2024-28995, that could lead to ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jul 2024
Meow Leaks claims attack on Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Meow Leaks claims attack on Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Threat actors have claimed an attack on US tech multinational Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).

Daniel Croft Thu, 18 Jul 2024
Quantum Radiology recovers ‘majority’ of data encrypted in 2023 cyber attack

Quantum Radiology recovers ‘majority’ of data encrypted in 2023 cyber attack

A Sydney radiology clinic that was targeted by cyber criminals last year has revealed that it has recovered “the ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 17 Jul 2024
King’s Speech set to unveil new NHS protecting cyber legislation

King’s Speech set to unveil new NHS protecting cyber legislation

The King is set to reveal new legislation to protect critical services and infrastructure, such as the NHS, from cyber ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 17 Jul 2024
The importance of a ‘forward-looking approach’ in cyber

The importance of a ‘forward-looking approach’ in cyber

Organisations can never be “fully prepared” for a breach, according to this cyber partner, who said that continuous ...

Lauren Croft Wed, 17 Jul 2024
Japan, US and Australia join forces for first information warfare event

Japan, US and Australia join forces for first information warfare event

International military personnel have gathered for Exercise Blue Spectrum, the first information warfare event involving ...

Robert Dougherty Wed, 17 Jul 2024
Stay safe and avoid scams this Amazon Prime Day

Stay safe and avoid scams this Amazon Prime Day

The deals may come thick and fast during sale season, but so do the risks of scams and fraud – here’s how to beat the ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 17 Jul 2024
Telstra cops $1.5m fine after breaching scam rules

Telstra cops $1.5m fine after breaching scam rules

The Australian telco has paid up after failure to use customer ID authentication processes.

David Hollingworth Wed, 17 Jul 2024
Kaspersky to close its US operations and lay off staff

Kaspersky to close its US operations and lay off staff

The Russian anti-virus company is exiting the US market after the sale of its products was banned by the US Department ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 16 Jul 2024
Exclusive: Victoria’s Royal Brighton Yacht Club confirms Medusa ransomware attack

Exclusive: Victoria’s Royal Brighton Yacht Club confirms Medusa ransomware attack

The personal data of members and employees of the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC) has been exposed in a supply ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 16 Jul 2024